Listen to the tape and complete each space with one word you hear. You/ll hear the passage twice.

At 6.30 in the morning, the bus .(1) Ba and his family from their home. After picking everyone up, the bus continued (2) on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and .(3) at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then, it left the highway and turned .(4) onto a smaller road westward. This road ran (5) green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lots of cows and (6). The road ended before a .(7)store beside a pond. Instead of turning left towards a small .(8), the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn/t .(9) on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which .(10) through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot .(11) meters from a big on banyan tree. It parked there and (12) for people to come back in the evening.

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2007 – 2008
MÔN THI :TIẾNG ANH 9
THỜI GIAN:150 Phút ( Kể từ lúc nghe băng)
I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (3MARKS)
Listen to the tape and complete each space with one word you hear. You/ll hear the passage twice.
At 6.30 in the morning, the bus.(1) Ba and his family from their home. After picking everyone up, the bus continued(2) on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and..(3) at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then, it left the highway and turned.(4) onto a smaller road westward. This road ran(5) green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lots of cows and(6). The road ended before a.(7)store beside a pond. Instead of turning left towards a small.(8), the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn/t.(9) on that road for very long, but turned left onto a road which..(10) through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot..(11) meters from a big on banyan tree. It parked there and(12) for people to come back in the evening.
II READING COMPREHENSION(7MARKS)
A Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question (2.5 marks)
Well, I think that living in Bangkok is very exciting. I haven/ t lived here all my life. My family came here when I was four. But now it is my home. Nearly all my friends live here.
It is our capital city and it/s very big. From morning till night there are crowds of people on the main streets. Some parts of the city are very noisy. I have a long journey to school every day, but I don/t mind because it is so interesting. There/s always something happening in the streets. There are all kind of people selling things : fruits, flowers, cooked food, cothes – everything you could imagine. I really enjoy the excitement of the crowed streets and large buildings . I love walking around the streets at the weekend with some other boys from my class.
1 When did the writer move to Bangkok?
A When he was four months years old.
B When he was in grade four.
C At the age of fourteen
D At the age of four.
2 What does the word”main” in the paragraph 2 mean?
A major C clean
B minor D quite
3 Why doesn/t the writer mind the long journey to his school?
A Because he travels by bus.
B Because he can see many interesting things in the streets.
C Because he is selling fruits.
D Because he can enjoy cooked food.
4 Which of the following sentence is not true?
A The writer was born in Bangkok.
B Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand.
C The writer/s house is very far from his school.
D Almost streets in Bangkok are crowed and busy.
5 Who does the writer walk arround the streets at weekend with?
A His classmates C His brother
B His cousins D His sister
B There are four young people:Nakata, Zahara, Karen and Karl who are looking for pen pals. Read the information below and decide the statements are True or False. Check (P) the boexes.(2.5 marks)
Zahara, Malaysia Box 242
I/m a 16- year-old Malaysian girl and still at school. I/m interested in all kinds of outdoor sports especially tennis and hockey. At the moment, I/m captain of the school hockey team. I/d like to write to a girl aged 15-17, with the same interests.
Nakata, Japan Box 196
I/m a boy, aged17. I/d a pen pal, male or female, between 15 and 20. My interests are reading and travel. I/ve traveled around Europe with my friends, and I/d like to tour South America in the future. I/m also very keen on cycling.
Karen,Australia Box 301
I/m a 15-year-old girl and I/m mad about pop music and dancing.I love going out to night clubs and my favourite pop star is Michael Jackson.I also play the guitar and would like to be in a pop group myself.I/d like to write to a boy,over 14,who is interested in the same kind of the things as I am.
Karl,France Box 200
I/m still a schoolboy but I/d like to be an airline pilot. I/m also very keen on skiing and have completed in junior skiing competetions. I/d like to write to a boy or a girl of about my own age (16) who is interested in flying, skiing or travel.
T F
1All the people are under sixteen.
2The girl from Malaysia is a sports fan .
3The boy from the Japan has toured South America.
4The person who is interested in cycling is a boy.
5The most suitable pen pal for a boy who likes outdoor sports would be Zahara.
6 Karl would be a good pen pal for an 18-year-old girl who is interested in travel.
7One of the people would like to write to either boys or girls.
8 Two of the people are keen on traveling.
9 All the people looking for pen pals say that they are still at school.
10 One of the people wants a girl pen pal who likes music.
C Fill in each of the blank with one suitable word (2marks)
The mutual understanding between two friends (1)_________ both of them similiar ideas and trust (2)________other. Otherwise, it is possible to help each other and to make their frienship (3)________long. However, it is a advisable to have as (4)________good friends as we can. A good friend can always (5)________ a good teacher to us. The more friends we have, the (6)_______help we can expect (7)________them, the more pleasure we can (8)_______with them and the more beautiful a life we have.
III USE OF LANGUAGE (7 MARKS)
A Complete the sentences with the correct form or tense of verb in brackets(2marks)
1 It is necessary for us (keep)__________ fit.
2 This boring story made me (feel)________ bored.
3A lot of people (kill)_________by AIDS recently.And I wish nobody(die)______any more.
4 He (work)_________hard all the week, but today he (have)_________a good time at home.
5 If you(read)_________the instruction carefully, you could have answered the questions of the exam last week.
6 Look! The moon (rise)__________________.
B Underline the mistakes in the sentences and then correct them((2marks)
Ex: They work very careful _____carefully_
1 There are two woman and a man in the meeting . ______________
2 Eggs go bad in hot weather. ______________
3 Ann promised she will be there on time . ______________
4 I/m used to drink coffee, but now I prefer tea. ______________
C Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition(1.5 marks)
1 They succeeded________means________ hard work.
2 Pleas respond______ this question as quickly as possible.
3 The river divides the city______ two parts.
4 Nowadays, workers often wear uniform_______work.
D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets
1 What is your___________English song (favour) ?
2 Some people enjoy the countryside more because it/s____________ (peace)
3 Jonh is____________hard working.(extreme)
4 Jeans are very____________ (fashion)
5 She was arrested because she was driving_____________(care)
6 The new_________ of our apartment building is very friendly (own)
IV WRITING(3 MARKS)
1 The last time I played tennis was in 1999.
I haven/ t____________________________
2 He can not speak because he is so angry.
He is too____________________________
3 She won/t do it unless you pay her in advance.
She/ll do it only__________________________
4 This is the most exciting film he has ever seen.
He has never____________________________
5 We spend three hours painting this room.
It took_________________________________
6 I can/t cook every well
I/m not_________________________________
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